"I hate this. Waiting around," she finally spoke up when the silence was so constricting she felt like she was breathing through a straw.

"I don't know. I actually like the waiting."

"What are you talking about? This is horrible, anything could be happening in there!"

"Maybe, but whatever it is, it's not the worst that could happen, if it was then we wouldn't be waiting anymore."

"You're right, you're right. I need to just, think positive."

The sentence had barely left her lips when she saw Henry come towards them with a tray of coffee.

"Anything," he asked, when he finally reached them.

"Nothing," Gus said simply, taking the coffee from his outstretched hand after Juliet declined it.

"When are they going to tell us something? They've been in there for almost an hour; you would think that they would know something by now!"

"They'll tell us something when they know something," Juliet said calmly, finally managing to too hide how worried she was about the man's son.

Henry simply nodded, knowing not to say anymore. So the trio sat in silence, a tense silence that was only broken when Dr. Tillmen stepped out of the treatment room. They sat in anticipation for another minute longer, but the Dr. flashed the group a disarming smile.

"He's going be okay. We got him back."

The group breathed a collective sigh of relief. The doctor, on the other hand, pursed his lips and continued.

"He still has a long road ahead of him, but we are now confident that this little incident should not hamper his chances at a full recovery."

"What happened?"

"Well, it appears someone decided to try and strangle him."

"How could a whack job get so close to strangling my son to death and no one notice!"

"Henry," Gus and Juliet uttered warningly.

"As I was saying, the damage to his larynx has inhibited his breathing so we had to put him on oxygen. Luckily, the damage was minor. However for now, we still need to keep an eye on him. Only time will tell which way this situation will go. Anyway, I figure you all would like to see him, so go ahead, all three of you, I won't tell anyone," he said with a twinkle in his eye that was just as disarming as his smile.

Not even waiting for another nudge in the room from the doctor, who had long since vacated the hallway the trio, once again, stepped into Shawn's room. Three plastic chairs were already waiting for them when they went in courtesy of the nurse on call, so they sat down around the completely out of it man's bedside. Everything was dead silent. It was so quiet in fact, that they could hear the rustle of the trees outside echoing from the window down the hall. Out of the cold, wordless blue, Shawn took in a sharp breath of air, making everyone in the room nearly jump right out of their seats.

"Hey guys, what did I miss?"

"Shawn!"

"Sorry, just always wanted to say that."

"How you feeling," his Dad asked.

"Guys, how many times do I have to say it before you actually believe me? I'm fine."

"Well, if you would stay out of trouble, then we wouldn't worry so much," Henry burst out suddenly.

"Henry, maybe it's time to go home. The staff is probably going to kick you out soon enough and you're going to need your sleep," Juliet said quietly.

Henry nodded, throwing a half-scowl her way, before leaving in a huff.

"Don't worry about him, Shawn. He's just concerned."

"I know Jules. You know you guys don't need to keep vigil over me. Like I said, I'm fine. Besides, don't you both have jobs to do?"

"Shawn, you are my job right now," Juliet said.

"Come on, Jules. You know I love it when you get all girly girl on me, but The Chief can't be happy that you're not out there having Lassie's back while he's chasing Mr. Duffy part two."

"Shawn, I'm serious. I'm not just here because I want to be, I am on protection detail."

"Protecting me? Really? Why?"

"Because Shawn, that man that you decided to confront without telling anyone without any back-up, is a dangerous crime boss, and the fact that he didn't kill you out right proves that he's not finished with you."

"Aw Jules, not you too," Shawn said with fake disappointment.

"Sorry," she muttered.

"What about you Gus? What does your boss think about all this?"

"He's not happy with me Shawn, but that doesn't matter. You're my boy, and I'm not going anywhere."

"Gus really, Go home. It's okay. If anything happens, Jules will be here."

Gus hesitated for a second, and then rose from his chair nodding to Juliet.

"Call me," Gus asked her.

"I will," she said, watching him go until he was down the hall.